Independent Builders — For Independent Thinkers

  Are you an individual? Do you like things that other people don’t have? Things they can’t have?

Then why would you live in the same house as your neighbour?

The same cookie-cutter design franchises build hundreds of, year in and year out — duplicated street to street, town to town. If you’re creative, original, and value that something else, why not build with a builder who does too?

At RB THOMAS LTD, we’re independent. That means there’s no head office telling us your custom idea won’t fit into their system. If you want curved walls, rooftop gardens or sunken lounges — we’re all ears. We’re here to serve your wildest design visions.

 It doesn’t mean we don’t have systems — it means our systems work for you, not the other way around.

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 It All Starts With a Conversation

Our process kicks off with a no-pressure, no-cost sit-down — just a coffee (or a wine) and a chat. We talk through your ideas, your lifestyle, and what kind of home you’re dreaming about.

Often, you’ll already have concept plans or inspirational designs you love — great! We’ll start shaping your dream from there, all while keeping your budget and priorities in view.

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 From Vision to Consent

Once you’re in love with the concept, we’ll:

• Provide a cost estimate
• Define inclusions and exclusions
• Move into Design Development & Pricing

At this point, a small deposit covers working drawings and any required third-party reports. These allow us to lock in pricing and apply for building consent.

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 Time to Build

With plans, specifications, guarantees and pricing finalised, we:

• Sign the Build Contract
• Submit to council
• Schedule trades and order materials

Once consent is issued, your build begins.

You’re always welcome on site — we’ll walk through with you during the build, and again at completion with our red sticker book to make sure everything’s perfect before handover.

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 Handover & Celebration

Once all touch-ups are done, CCC is issued, documents delivered and the final invoice squared away… it’s time to pop the champagne and hand over the keys to your incredible, one-of-a-kind new home.

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 Want to build something you love?

If you’re a unique individual with creative taste and a vision for your future home, talk to us today.

Even if you just love the look of one of our stock plans — get in touch. Building new might be more attainable than you think.

 DM us now or visit rbt.co.nz to learn more.